Stanchion halter



Sept. 3, 1929. G. A. JONES I STANCHIYON HALTER Fi1ed Ju1y 2, 1928 INVENTOR 61A. (7077 65 BY ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 3, 1929. v Y

UNITED STATES;

innea enonenn. JONES, or senno wooLLnv, wnsnrneron.

STANCHION HALTER.

ltpplicatiqn filed "July 2, 1928. Serial nowasasve.

This invention relates to stanchion or head stall halters for cattle andis more particul arly concerned with a portable halter for use in holding the heads of cattle rigidly in'their head stanchions for the performance of any necessary operation thereon, such as dehorning. I I

An object of the invention is the provision of a stanchion halter having means for positively preventing movement of the animals head in the stanchion, providing the necessary rigidity for operations on thehead, and permitting these operations to be performed in the animals stall. An important feature of the invention contributing to this end is the provision in connection with a neck and head bar having neck and jaw encircling elements and a front downward pressure applying'handle, of a transverse bar adjustably anchoring to the neck bar and having means of anchoring engagement with the stanchion, This transverse or cross bar eifeetively prevents forward movement of the animal when down ward pressure is applied to th'e'handle, forcing the nose down between the stanchions.

This and other features and advantages of the invention will be more clearly apparent from the following detailed specification which is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings forming part there of, and in which: i

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention as applied to the head of an animal in the head stanchion o'fits stall, the structure of the stall being omitted for the sake of clearness.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the halter, detached. a

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view onan enlarged scale through the neck portion of the angled bar showing the mounting of the stanchion engaging cross bar thereon, the section being taken on line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4c is a fragmentary longitudinal section on an enlarged scale through said angle and cross bar s, taken on line ;l.l of Figure 2.

In Figure 1 the two spaced uprights 1 and 2 of the head stanchion of the animals stall are shown separately from the stall itself for the purpose of illustrating the application of the present invention and its relation, in operation, to the stall stanchions between which the head of the cattle is held thereby.

The halter itself comprises an angled bar having a rear portion 3overlying the neck and serrated on its under face, and a front portion 4 overlying the head including the nose; Intermediate of its ends approximately at the junction of its angled sides, the bar 1 is provided with an eye 5 through whichis looped a chain Gor other attaching element by wh ch thisportion of the bar is suitably connected to and supported from the sta1ichion. At the lower extremity of its front or head engaging end, a removable pressure applying handle 7 has'a metal socket hinge'dly connected to the lower end of the bar and extending outwardly therefromat an angle adjustably variablethrough a chain 8 affixed at one end to an eye bolt 20 threaded intothe socket of the handle and having its other end adj ustably insertedover a hookbolt 9 threaded into the-front portion 4: of the angled bar.

Adjacent to the lower end of the front or head portion of the angled bar it carries on its under face a curved nose piece forming part of a jaw encircling strap element 11 and which carries a threaded stud 110 insertible through and clamping in a selected one of a plurality of holes 10 in the lower end of bar portion 4; to adapt the strap element to the size of head. The rear or neck portion 3 of the bar has one edge split to form a V-shaped retaining notch 12. A throat-embracing strap element, in the form of achain 13, extends from the edge opposite to this notch, and is intended to embrace the neck of the animal and be in serted through the notch 12 and 'retainedby its edges. I

Mounted on the neck portion 3 of the angled bar for adjustment longitudinally thereon to engage and anchor to the stanchion bars 1, 2 is a transversely extending or cross bar 14 having ends 15 spaced by a central channelled portion 16 of aninternal cross section to slide longitudinally on the neck portion .gage therewith as shown in Figure 4. Stan chio nspiercing elements in the form of point! ed projections 17 extend from the opposite end portions'15 of the cross barto engage the stanchion andanchor'the cross bar thereto; The upper face of the channelled portion '16 of this bar is slotted and formed with upstanding spaced ears 18 s between which is pivotally mounted theclamping cam 19 having a handle extension 20. j

The described halter is applied to the neck and head of an animal whose head is inserted in the head stanchions 1, 2 of its stall. by

with its internal face, which lies in confirst applying and fastening the nose and aw embracing strap elementslS and 11, respectively; and then moving the cross bar l-l forwardly to bring its projections 17 into piercing engagement with the stanchions 1, 2, and clamping the cross bar on the angled bar.

through cam 19, 20, thereby preventing up ward, downward and forward movement of the head in the stanchion with the animals head held in the proper position for the op eration thereon. Downward pressure is now applied trough the handle and will hold the head down at the proper angle for the opera tion to be performed, such, for example,'as dehorning. Where the space between the stanchion and an opposite stall is so narrow. as to preclude the use of the handle 7, it may be detached from its socket and a rope in: serted through a ring 21 mounted on the socket and snubbed to the stanchion to apply the necessary downward pressure. It will be seen, therefore, that the head, once adjusted as described, is firmly held for the dehorning or other operation thereon, and that the described halter construction permits this operation to be performed in the animals own stall, assuming that its head'stanchions are rigid, therebymaking it unnecessary for the veterinary surgeon oroperator to provide and carry'a special stanchion and dispensing with, the attendant labor of mounting and securin thesame rigidly. Such operations, also, are more safely performed with the animal confinedagainst'body movement by the walls of its stall so'that the halter has this additional advantagein use.

WVhile the specific construction described and illustrated represents a preferred form of construction, it is intended as illustrative rather than restrictive of the invention. It will, therefore, be understood that structural changes and adaptations to conditions of use and facilities of manufacture are contemplated within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

What 'I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A stanchion halter comprising an angled bar to overlie the neck and head having neck and jaw encircling strap elements attached thereto, a pressureapplying arm adjustably connected to and extending from the nose end of said bar, and a stanchion engaging member adjustably mounted on the neck endof said bar having meansto anchor said member and bar to the stanchion.

2. A stanchion halter comprising an angled bar having neck and jaw encircling strap elementsattached' thereto, a transversely extending bar slidably'mountedonthe neck portion of said angled bar and having means thereon to engage and anchor the bar to the stanchion, means to clamp said transverse bar to the angled bar with the former anchored to the stanchion, means to support said angled bar intermediate of its ends from the stanchion, and a pressure applying arm secured to and extending outwardly from the outer end of the angled bar.

" 3. A stanchion halter comprising an angled and jaw encircling strap elements attached thereto and apressure applying handle secured to and extending outwardly from the front end of the bar, a transverse bar mounted on the neck end of the angled bar for longitudinal sliding movement thereon and having stanchion piercing projections to engage and anchor the bar to the stanchion, and means for clamping said transverse bar to the angled bar in adjusted stanchion anchored position thereon. V

4. A stanchion halter comprising an angled bar to overlie the neck and head having neck and jaw encircling strap elements attached thereto and having the under face of its neck portion serrated and having means extending from an intermediate point to anchor said point of the bar to the stanchion, a pressure applying handle attached to and extending outwardly from the front end of said bar, a cross bar having an intermediatechanneled portion encircling and sliding over the neck portion of the vangled bar and provided with confronting serrations thereon, and having stanchion piercing projections to engage and anchor the cross bar thereto, and a cam mounted on said channeled portion to overlie'an opening therein to engage the underlying neck portion of the angled bar to press its serrations into clamping engagement withthe confronting serrations of said channeled portion with said cross bar anchored to the stanchion.

- 5. A stanchion halter comprising an angled bar to overlie the neck and headhaving neck and jaw encircling strap elements attached thereto and a socket member adjustably hinged to the'lower front end of said angled bar and removably seating one end of a pressure applying handle extending outwardly fromthe front end of the bar, a transverse bar mounted on the neck end of the angled barfor longitudinal sliding movement thereon and having stanchion piercing projections to engage and anchor the bar to the stanchion, and means for clamping said transverse bar to the angled bar in adjusted stanchion anchored position thereon.

6. A stanchion halter comprising an angled bar to overlie theneck and head having neck and jaw encircling strap elements attached thereto, a stanchion engaging member adjustably mounted on the neck end of said bar having means to anchor said member and bar to the stanchion, a socket member hinged to and angularly adjustable relatively to the front end of the head portion of the bar, a handle removably seating in said socket and a snubbing ring-anchored to said socket.

7. A stanchion halter comprising an angled vbar toioverlie the neck and head having neck encircling element, a head engaging portion having a connected jaw encircling element, and a pressure applying arm attached to and extending outwardly from said head engaging portion.

Signed at Sedro Woolley in the county of Skagit and State of WVashington this 20th day of June A. D. nineteen hundred twenty-eight.

GEORGE A. JONES. 

